Folding clothes-rack



(No Model.)

M. M. WALSH.

. A FOLDING CLOTHES BACK. No. 262,156. Patented Aug. 1, 1882.

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U ITED STATES PATENT Garrett.

MATTHEW M. WALSH, OF HILLSBOROUGH, ILLINOIS.

FOLDING CLOTH ES-RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 262,156, dated August 1, 1882.

Application filed May 17, 1882. (No model.)

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MATTHEW M. WALSH, of Hillsborough, Montgomery county, Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Folding Clothes-Racks, of which the following is a t'ull,clear,and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to a folding clothesrack which can be easily attached to the post of a bedstead or to any other object; and my invention consists in securing two or more hooks toa plate and connecting them together by a vertical strip in such a manner that they can be folded up out of the way and opened for use, and when opened be held in or neara horizontal position.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bedstead, illustrating the manner of attaching my rack thereto. Fig. 2 is an elevation showing the hooks in open position. Fig. 3 is a similar view, showing the hooks closed; and Fig. 4 is a cross-section on line 4 4, Fig. '2.

A representsa plate of angle-iron, though wood may'be used, to one face of which are .hooks, as shown.

pivoted two or more books, B, by rivets B. I prefer to make the hooks of difierent lengths, as shown, so that clothes can be hung thereon to a better advantage. I have shown five hooks, though more or less may be used. They are connected together by a strip, 0, each hook being connected to the strip by a single rivet, C, so that theycan be easily folded up into the position shown in Fig. 3, this being allowed by rounding the upper inner corners of the When the hooks are opened 

